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Princeton Drill
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| deliberate | v. to think deeply about / adj. carefully considered and intended |
| exasperation | n. the state of being annoyed or irritated (she felt exasperation after she feailed an exam) |
| unscrupulous | adj. without honor or morals (the uncrupulous used-car saleseman convinced me to buy this lousy car) |
| adroit | adj. quick or skilful or adept in action or thought |
| belabor | v. mention repeatedly; attack verbally with harsh criticism |
| debacle | n. a sudden and violent collapse |
| decency | n. the quality of being polite and respectable; conforming to standards of propriety (correct behaviour) and morality |
| decipher | v. try to understand poor writing; to discover the meaning of obscure |
| deft | adj. quick and skillful in physical movement esp. of the hands |
| demagogue | n. a person (esp. an orator, and politician) who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices (unreasonable feelings) of the people |
| docile | adj. willing to be taught, led, or supervised |
| effigy | n. a representation of a person (esp. in the form of sculpture) |
| exuberant | adj. very happy; joyously unrestrained |
| flagrant | adj. conspicuously and outrageously bad (eg. Flagrant violation) |
| flippant | adj. showing inappropriate levity |
| gaffe | n. a socially awkward or tactless (revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment) act |
| infuriate | v. make furious |
| lugubrious | adj. sorrowful; excessively mournful |
| maudlin | adj. effusively or insincerely emotional |
| meadow | n. a field where grass grown |
| mellifluous | adj. pleasing to the ear |
| munificent | adj. very generous |
| odious | adj. abominable; detestable; execrable |
| odometer | n. a meter that shows mileage travesed (traveled) |
| opulent | adj. rich and superior in quality; gilded; princely; sumptuous; luxurious |
| penitent | adj. feeling remorse for misdeeds (immoral behaviour; misbehaviors) |
| peripatetic | adj. travelling on foot |
| perspicacious | adj. clear-sighted; acutely insightful and wise |
| posthumous | adj. coming into existance after a person's death |
| privy | adj. secret; hidden from general view; (followed by 'to') informed about something secret |
| repugnant | adj. abhorrent; detestable; obscene |
| scurrilous | adj. abusive; expressing offensive reproach (disgrace) |
| snobbishness | n. the trait of condescending (display arrogance by patronizing inferior) to those of lower social status |
| sublime | adj. inspiring awe; high moral or intellectual value |
| subterfuge | n. blind; something intended to misrepresent the true nature |
| susceptibility | n. the state of being susceptible (easily impressed emotionally); (easily affected) |
| delinquent | adj. guilty of a misdeed |
| instigate | v. provoke or stir up |
| eccentric | adj. to departing from norms or conventions |
| abrogate | v. to revoke formally; to put down; to abolish by authority |
| acarpous | adj. effete; worn out |
| apocryphal | adj. suprious; of dubious authenticity |
| coeval | adj. of the same period; coexisting / n. persons with the same age |
| defalcate | v. appropriate (as other property) fraudulently to one's own use; to embezzle or misappropriate |
| expostulate | v. reason with sn. in order to dissuade, correct, or protest |
| feckless | adj. inapt; tactless; irresponsible; ineffectual |
| ignominious | adj. shameful; dishonorable; ignoble; undignified |
| insular | adj. narrow-minded; parochial |
| obloquy | n. abusively detractive language; sharp criticism; calumny; vituperation |
| ossified | adj. tending to become more rigid; conventional; turned into bone; be conservative and lack creativity with age |
| palliate | v. to lessen the seriousness; to gloss over (treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly) |
| parsimonious | adj. cheap; miserly (lack of generosity) |
| pillory | v. to punish; to hold up to public scorn |
| splenetic | adj. bad-tempered; irritable |
| turpitude | n. depravity; prurience; corrupt act |
| sanctimony | n. self-righteousness; being hypocrytically devout |
| sophomoric | adj. silly and immature; affected; bombastic |
| protract | v. prolong; extend; lengthen in time |
| exclaim | v. utter (complete) loud; often with surprise; state of announce |
| inimitable | adj. one of a kind; peerless (beyond comparison) |
| iniquity | n. gross injustice; wickedness; evil |
| supercilious | adj. disdainful (expressing contempt); swagger |
| remunerate | v. make compensation |
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